Centre

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Variant spelling 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Transitive verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Related terms

English

Variant spelling

• center (US). Centre is the British English spelling.

Noun

centre (plural centres)

1. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
2. (geometry) The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference of the circle.
3. (geometry) The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the surface of the sphere.
4. (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates the arithmetic mean of the coordinates of all points on the perimeter of the figure.
5. A place where some function or activity occurs.

   shopping centre

   convention centre

6. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.

   the centre of the controversy

   the centre of attention

7. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.

Synonyms

• (point on a line midway between the ends): midpoint
• (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates): centroid, centre of gravity, centre of mass

Translations

point on a line midway between the ends

Finnish: keskipiste French: milieu m

Swedish: mittpunkt

point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle

Finnish: keskipiste French: centre m

Italian: centro m Swedish: mittpunkt

point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere

Finnish: keskipiste French: centre m

Italian: centro m Swedish: mittpunkt

point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates

French: centre de masse m

place where a function or activity occurs

Finnish: keskipiste French: centre m

Italian: centro m Swedish: mittpunkt

topic of particular importance in a given context

Finnish: keskus

basketball player who plays closest to the basket

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the correct table(s) above. NOTE: The numbering is wrong.

• Slovak: stred m
• Slovene: središče n (2,3,4,5,6) , sredina f (1), center m (8)
• Swedish: center (2,6,8), centrum (2,6), mitt (1-5), kärna (7)

Adjective

centre (no comparative or superlative)

1. Of, at, or related to a centre.

Synonyms

• central

Translations

• Slovak: stredný -á -é, prostredný -á -é

Transitive verb

to centre (present participle centring, past tense and past participle centred)

1. To cause (an object) to occupy the centre of an area.
2. To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway between the extremes.
3. To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

Translations

cause to occupy the centre

Finnish: keskittää Slovak: dať do stredu

Swedish: centrera

cause something to have a value midway between extremes

Finnish: keskittää

concentrate on

Finnish: keskittyä Slovak: sústrediť sa

Swedish: koncentrera

Related terms

• central
• centrepiece
• community centre
• shopping centre

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French

Noun

centre m (plural centres)

1. centre (British), center (US)

Related terms

• centrafricain
• centrage
• central
• centraliser
• centrer
• Centre-Val-de-Loire
• centre-ville
• centrifuge
• centripète
• centrisme
• centriste